WATCH: 9-Year-Old Girl Explains Life With Autism In Own Words

HOLTSVILLE, NY — A 9-year-old girl shared a message about what it's like living with an autism diagnosis for Autism Awareness Month in April. Kimberly had the idea to make a video for her class explaining what her experience is like. Her former special education teacher at Chippewa Elementary School, Debra Furey, alerted Patch to the video.

"Kimmy is an absolutely incredible little girl who happens to have an autism diagnosis. She wants nothing more than for her peers to accept and understand her. She made a video to share her message of acceptance with the world," Furey said.

Kimberly's mother Denise explained on the YouTube post that her daughter spent three days writing her message and that it was her own, original voice.

"The only change I asked her to make was to change the word 'normal' to 'neurotypical.' I don’t like her seeing herself as abnormal or broken in some way. I decided the rest should stay as is. It’s her voice. It’s her way of taking control of her life and trying to make it better. Not just for herself, but others as well. I wanted her to say she also belongs to Family Autism Network another wonderful organization. I wanted her to say others have been kind to her. But that would be my perception, not hers. I cried after watching it. As a mother you want to do everything you can to help your child," Denise wrote.